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MSWallack · 12-24-2009, 01:09 PM

I'm not too worried about adult content; rather, my concern is that not enough (a) will interest her or (b) will she understand. From my perspective, I'm not too concerned about adult content; when she is interested in the themes and can understand them, as far as I'm concerned, she can read about them. If she has questions or concerns, answering and talking about them is one of my jobs as a parent.

I come to this somewhat from my own experience. At the end of 2nd grade, my parents were told that I had a reading disability. My father thought that was BS and that the problem was that I hadn't found any boooks that I enjoyed. So that summer, he made me read a Hardy Boys book. By the end of the summer, I'd finished all of the Hardy Boys books and moved on (and in the early 70s there were far fewer age-appropriate books...). By late in 4th grade, my parents were called in to talk to the teacher because she thought my choice in reading material ("The Adventurers" by Harold Robbins) was a bit mature. My parents told her to ask me about the book and see if I could explain it to her. That was the end of that problem.

So, when my daughter thinks that she's ready to read more adult material, I'll be right there ready to help her. But so far she's not ready and I'm not pushing her.

12-24-2009, 01:09 PM	#12
MSWallack Right, Except When Wrong Posts: 363 Karma: 4323767 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Indianapolis Device: Kindle Oasis 3 (sometimes iPad Mini).	I'm not too worried about adult content; rather, my concern is that not enough (a) will interest her or (b) will she understand. From my perspective, I'm not too concerned about adult content; when she is interested in the themes and can understand them, as far as I'm concerned, she can read about them. If she has questions or concerns, answering and talking about them is one of my jobs as a parent. I come to this somewhat from my own experience. At the end of 2nd grade, my parents were told that I had a reading disability. My father thought that was BS and that the problem was that I hadn't found any boooks that I enjoyed. So that summer, he made me read a Hardy Boys book. By the end of the summer, I'd finished all of the Hardy Boys books and moved on (and in the early 70s there were far fewer age-appropriate books...). By late in 4th grade, my parents were called in to talk to the teacher because she thought my choice in reading material ("The Adventurers" by Harold Robbins) was a bit mature. My parents told her to ask me about the book and see if I could explain it to her. That was the end of that problem. So, when my daughter thinks that she's ready to read more adult material, I'll be right there ready to help her. But so far she's not ready and I'm not pushing her.